# Accident 20160201000749A: Raymond Z Brown CONDOR, Centralia, IL, February 1, 2016

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: February 1, 2016, 14:30 local time
- Place: Centralia, IL
- Airport: Centralia Municipal
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Takeoff: Climb Out
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 38.5247° N, 89.0903° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.5247&lon=-89.0903&mi=10
- Aircraft: N41852, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N41852-2019-03-02) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Raymond Z Brown CONDOR (registry code 05632BM, https://openairdocs.org/model/raymond-z-brown-condor) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Subaru ALL MDLS A/B (registry code 59050, https://openairdocs.org/engine/subaru-all-mdls-a-b) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: RAYMOND Z BROWN CONDOR
- Reported engine: SUBARU ALL MDLS A/B
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 1
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Sport pilot
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CEN16LA096](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN16LA096) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20160201000749A

## Narrative

As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^.

THE AIRCRAFT DEPARTED RUNWAY 36 AT CENTRALIA MUNI (ENL).  THE AIRCRAFT BEGAN A RIGHT TURN AT APPROXIMATELY 300 FEET AGL.  IMMEDIATELY AFTER BEGINNING THE TURN, THE MAIN ROTOR SLOWED AND THE AIRCRAFT MADE A "TIGHT" LEFT TURN BACK TOWARDS THE AIRPORT.  THE AIRCRAFT ATTEMPTED AN AUTOROTATION TO A FIELD JUST SHORT OF THE RUNWAY.   THE AIRCRAFT WAS OBSERVED PITCHING UP JUST BEFORE CONTACTING THE GROUND.  THE AIRCRAFT STRUCK THE GROUND IN A TAIL LOW ATTITUDE AND SUBSEQUENTLY ROLLED OVER.  THE AIRCRAFT CAME TO REST APPROXIMATELY 17 FEET FROM THE INITIAL IMPACT.

## The NTSB's investigation of this event (1)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB CEN16LA096](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN16LA096), Feb 1, 2016: Raymond Z Brown Condor (N41852), Centralia, IL, substantial damage, 1 fatal. Probable cause: The failure of the prerotator belt, which impeded the engine's timing belt and resulted in a loss of engine power at low altitude.

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model. For accidents, the NTSB's own investigation is the fuller record.

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